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HANSARDDecoupling Electricity and Gas PricesHappy birthday, Mr Speaker. The Energy Secretary has said that there is a “principled case” for removing green taxes from electricity bills, and the cost being met by increases in…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDecoupling Electricity and Gas PricesIf the hon. Member wants to talk about my constituency, he can talk about the betrayal of the Sunnica application, which is being imposed on my constituency by the Energy…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. The Conservative party is a pro-nuclear party and we welcome any decisions, backed by investment, that increase…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNuclear Power: InvestmentAre you quoting Nick Clegg?10 Jun 2025HANSARD Battery Energy Storage Sites: Safety RegulationsThe hon. Member will note the enthusiasm and ideological zeal of the Energy Secretary, which began, I think, in his very first week when he came to this House and announced that…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Battery Energy Storage Sites: Safety RegulationsI am pleased to close the debate on behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition, and I hope to give a voice to your constituents, Madam Deputy Speaker, given the interest in this important…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Battery Energy Storage Sites: Safety RegulationsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. If the hon. Member for Ipswich were more confident in his arguments, he might want to stand up and take part. As I was saying, it is bad energy…05 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYesterday, a man was convicted of a public order offence after burning a Koran outside the Turkish embassy. The judge said that the fact that the man was attacked was proof that…03 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025I am delighted to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse, and pleased to respond on behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition. Today we consider the Government’s plan to go on…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025Forgive me, Mrs Hobhouse, although the main recipient of the subsidy that we are talking about is Drax itself.02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025I certainly will, but we are talking about legislation permitting the subsidy of biomass. It is not cheap to do so; we pay £500 million for the privilege, and the draft…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025If the Minister is interested in the security of supply, why will the Government not allow new licences for oil and gas in the North sea?02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025And, as I say, the main recipient of the public subsidy will be Drax. When will we see the NESO modelling justifying the extension of this subsidy scheme? When will the Government…02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025The Government Whip could stand and refer to the names of the companies in receipt of the subsidies, if she so wishes.02 Jun 2025HANSARDRemote Betting and Gaming Duty: Horseracing1. If she will produce an impact assessment for the proposed remote betting and gaming duty on the British horseracing industry.22 May 2025HANSARDRemote Betting and Gaming Duty: HorseracingThe racing industry is getting a bit tired of the warm words and lack of action. At the last oral questions, the Secretary of State said that “we need to treat different forms of…22 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationIndeed. I remember when Dominic Raab was the Housing Minister and he made that point. The response from the Labour party was one of sheer hysteria, with accusations of bigotry. My…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationThe hon. Member for Burnley (Oliver Ryan) has just said, from a sedentary position, that my right hon. Friend was “race-baiting”. My right hon. Friend was simply reading out…21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationWill the hon. Lady give way?21 May 2025HANSARD ImmigrationWill the hon. Member give way?21 May 2025